AllegroGL (or OpenGL?) set_gfx_mode crash. Hardware problem?

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:49:58 +0000

Hello all.

- I have a problem running a piece of code (Allegro+AllegroGL) on a computer although it run perfectly on another one.
- I use MSVC6 with these 2 machines.
- Allegro and AllegroGL have been compiled successfully (for MSVC6) on these 2 machines, (and I used to same method to do it).

I use the "DEBUGMODE=1" version of allegro and AGL on these 2 machines. So i can use the debugger to see where exactly it crashs, and it crashs on set_gfx_mode() call.

The allegro.log shows 42 pixel formats : all failed. Finally the message is:
* ERROR * select_pixel_format(): Didn't find any available pixel formats!

I am using 32 bpp color depth, and windowed mode on the 2 machines.
- The machine that run perfectly got an ATI Radeon graphic card (Win XP SP2).
- The machine that crashs perfectly got a graphic card integrated on the motherboard, named "Intel(R) 82845G/GL Chip" with 64MB (on Win XP SP1). Please note that i have no problem running Unreal Tournament on this one (in 800*600).

What can i do? (instead of buying another graphic card...)

The code is below. (I am not showing you the part of the code AFTER the crash. I know that some things need to be freed or cleaned before exiting...).

#SelectExpand
  1int main(void)
  2{
int  nColDepth;
  4
nColDepth = 32;
  6
/*--- Alleg Init ------------------------------------------------------*/  
allegro_init();
install_allegro_gl();
 10
      install_timer();
      install_keyboard();
install_joystick(JOY_TYPE_AUTODETECT);
install_mouse();
set_color_depth(nColDepth);
set_trans_blender(255, 255, 255, 128);
text_mode(-1);

// Install my timers ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
LOCK_VARIABLE(fps);
LOCK_VARIABLE(frame_count);
LOCK_VARIABLE(actual_tic);
LOCK_FUNCTION(fps_proc);
LOCK_FUNCTION(wait_proc);
install_int(fps_proc, 1000);  
install_int(wait_proc, 4); // install_int_ex(wait_proc, BPS_TO_TIMER(120));   
 27
/*--- Alleg GL inits --------------------------------------------------*/
allegro_gl_clear_settings();
allegro_gl_set(AGL_COLOR_DEPTH, nColDepth);  
allegro_gl_set(AGL_Z_DEPTH, 8); // for 3D polygon sorting
allegro_gl_set(AGL_WINDOWED, true);
allegro_gl_set(AGL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1);
allegro_gl_set(AGL_RENDERMETHOD, 1);    
allegro_gl_set(AGL_SUGGEST, AGL_Z_DEPTH | AGL_COLOR_DEPTH);
allegro_gl_set(AGL_REQUIRE, AGL_DOUBLEBUFFER);  
 37
if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_OPENGL, 640, 480, 0, 0)) // <<<< CRASH HERE
{    
  #if _DEBUG
  allegro_message("Error initializing\n");
  #endif
  exit(1);
}
 45
      // ...
 47
      return 0;
 49}
 50END_OF_MAIN()

Here is my debug allegro.log.

#SelectExpand
   1al-main INFO: Allegro initialised (instance 1)
   2al-gfx INFO: Called set_gfx_mode(1330072663, 640, 480, 0, 0).
   3al-gfx INFO: Firt call, remembering console state.
   4* Note * win_init(): Requested color depth: 32  Desktop color depth: 32
   5* Note * win_init(): Setting up window.
   6* Note * win_init(): Driver selected fullscreen: No
   7* Note * win_init(): Setting pixel format.
   8* Note * select_pixel_format(): Trying to set up temporary RC
   9* Note * select_pixel_format(): ChoosePixelFormat()
  10* Note * select_pixel_format(): SetPixelFormat()
  11* Note * select_pixel_format(): CreateContext()
  12* Note * select_pixel_format(): MakeCurrent()
  13* Note * select_pixel_format(): GetExtensionsStringARB()
  14* Note * select_pixel_format(): GetProcAddress()
  15* Note * get_num_pixel_formats(): Attempting to use WGL_pf.
  16* Note * get_num_pixel_formats(): WGL_ARB/EXT_pixel_format use failed!
  17 Données non valides.
  18
  19 (0xc007000d)
  20* Note * get_num_pixel_formats(): Using DescribePixelFormat.
  21* Warning * select_pixel_format(): WGL_ARB_pf call failed - reverted to plain old WGL.
  22* Note * select_pixel_format(): 42 formats.
  23* Note * select_pixel_format(): Testing pixel formats:
  24Format 1:
  25 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  26 Descripteur non valide
  27
  28 (0x00000006)
  29** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  30
  31Format 2:
  32 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  33 Descripteur non valide
  34
  35 (0x00000006)
  36** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  37
  38Format 3:
  39 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  40 Descripteur non valide
  41
  42 (0x00000006)
  43** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  44
  45Format 4:
  46 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  47 Descripteur non valide
  48
  49 (0x00000006)
  50** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  51
  52Format 5:
  53 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  54 Descripteur non valide
  55
  56 (0x00000006)
  57** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  58
  59Format 6:
  60 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  61 Descripteur non valide
  62
  63 (0x00000006)
  64** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  65
  66Format 7:
  67 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  68 Descripteur non valide
  69
  70 (0x00000006)
  71** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  72
  73Format 8:
  74 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  75 Descripteur non valide
  76
  77 (0x00000006)
  78** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  79
  80Format 9:
  81 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  82 Descripteur non valide
  83
  84 (0x00000006)
  85** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  86
  87Format 10:
  88 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  89 Descripteur non valide
  90
  91 (0x00000006)
  92** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
  93
  94Format 11:
  95 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
  96 Descripteur non valide
  97
  98 (0x00000006)
  99** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 100
 101Format 12:
 102 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 103 Descripteur non valide
 104
 105 (0x00000006)
 106** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 107
 108Format 13:
 109 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 110 Descripteur non valide
 111
 112 (0x00000006)
 113** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 114
 115Format 14:
 116 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 117 Descripteur non valide
 118
 119 (0x00000006)
 120** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 121
 122Format 15:
 123 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 124 Descripteur non valide
 125
 126 (0x00000006)
 127** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 128
 129Format 16:
 130 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 131 Descripteur non valide
 132
 133 (0x00000006)
 134** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 135
 136Format 17:
 137 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 138 Descripteur non valide
 139
 140 (0x00000006)
 141** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 142
 143Format 18:
 144 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 145 Descripteur non valide
 146
 147 (0x00000006)
 148** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 149
 150Format 19:
 151 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 152 Descripteur non valide
 153
 154 (0x00000006)
 155** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 156
 157Format 20:
 158 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 159 Descripteur non valide
 160
 161 (0x00000006)
 162** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 163
 164Format 21:
 165 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 166 Descripteur non valide
 167
 168 (0x00000006)
 169** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 170
 171Format 22:
 172 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 173 Descripteur non valide
 174
 175 (0x00000006)
 176** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 177
 178Format 23:
 179 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 180 Descripteur non valide
 181
 182 (0x00000006)
 183** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 184
 185Format 24:
 186 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 187 Descripteur non valide
 188
 189 (0x00000006)
 190** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 191
 192Format 25:
 193 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 194 Descripteur non valide
 195
 196 (0x00000006)
 197** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 198
 199Format 26:
 200 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 201 Descripteur non valide
 202
 203 (0x00000006)
 204** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 205
 206Format 27:
 207 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 208 Descripteur non valide
 209
 210 (0x00000006)
 211** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 212
 213Format 28:
 214 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 215 Descripteur non valide
 216
 217 (0x00000006)
 218** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 219
 220Format 29:
 221 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 222 Descripteur non valide
 223
 224 (0x00000006)
 225** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 226
 227Format 30:
 228 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 229 Descripteur non valide
 230
 231 (0x00000006)
 232** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 233
 234Format 31:
 235 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 236 Descripteur non valide
 237
 238 (0x00000006)
 239** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 240
 241Format 32:
 242 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 243 Descripteur non valide
 244
 245 (0x00000006)
 246** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 247
 248Format 33:
 249 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 250 Descripteur non valide
 251
 252 (0x00000006)
 253** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 254
 255Format 34:
 256 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 257 Descripteur non valide
 258
 259 (0x00000006)
 260** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 261
 262Format 35:
 263 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 264 Descripteur non valide
 265
 266 (0x00000006)
 267** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 268
 269Format 36:
 270 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 271 Descripteur non valide
 272
 273 (0x00000006)
 274** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 275
 276Format 37:
 277 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 278 Descripteur non valide
 279
 280 (0x00000006)
 281** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 282
 283Format 38:
 284 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 285 Descripteur non valide
 286
 287 (0x00000006)
 288** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 289
 290Format 39:
 291 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 292 Descripteur non valide
 293
 294 (0x00000006)
 295** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 296
 297Format 40:
 298 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 299 Descripteur non valide
 300
 301 (0x00000006)
 302** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 303
 304Format 41:
 305 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 306 Descripteur non valide
 307
 308 (0x00000006)
 309** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 310
 311Format 42:
 312 * Warning * describe_pixel_format_old(): DescribePixelFormat() failed!
 313 Descripteur non valide
 314
 315 (0x00000006)
 316** Warning ** select_pixel_format(): Unable to rely onunextended WGL to descrive this pixelformat.
 317
 318* ERROR * select_pixel_format(): Didn't find any available pixel formats!

no-reply@allegro.cc (Richard Phipps) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:00:39 +0000

Have you tried using 24 as a colour depth instead of 32, to see if you have this mode?

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:03:46 +0000

I tried

nColDepth = 24;
and
nColDepth = 16;

It crashes the same way with the same message in allegro.log.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Richard Phipps) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:11:06 +0000

Can you run any openlayer programs in fullscreen? If you can then it is possible..

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:10:59 +0000

No the demo.exe from OpenLayer2.0 crashs as well.
here is the openlayer.log

OpenLayer started up succesfully
ERROR: Couldn't up the screen! (Width: 800, Height: 600, Windowed, Color depth: 32, Z Depth: 8)
Selecting a buffer
Releasing Canvas

Auto Loader: Executing 0 pending loading commands
Auto Loader: Completed

Screen set up succesfully

Loading bitmap: Gfx/Background.png
No OpenGL extensions were found.
Collecting garbage

Garbage Collector: Destroying 1 items

no-reply@allegro.cc (Richard Phipps) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:14:44 +0000

Have you got the latest OpenGL drivers? Sounds like it's either your gfx card not supporting this or your drivers.

Just to check: Your OS is not running in a 16 bit screenmode is it?

no-reply@allegro.cc (GullRaDriel) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:27:22 +0000

Add this in your code please and show us the output:

printf("Graphics Driver: OpenGL %s (%s)\n"
       "  %s detected\n"
       "  Set %dx%d %dbpp %s mode\n",
       glGetString(GL_VERSION), glGetString(GL_VENDOR),
       glGetString(GL_RENDERER),
       SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H, bitmap_color_depth(screen),
       (gfx_driver->windowed ? "windowed" : "fullscreen"));

NB: This code was provided by Kitty Cat in an old similar thread I made. The problem was the driver.

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:28:43 +0000

Quote:

Have you got the latest OpenGL drivers? Sounds like it's either your gfx card not supporting this or your drivers.

I don't know. There's a "OpenGL" tab the advanced properties of my card display settings.
here are the options (i hope the translation from French is correct)

async toggle     : NO      (can choose Y/N)
Triple buffering : Default (can choose "Yes", "No", or "Default")
toggle strategy  : Toggle  (can choose "blit")
Buffer depth bits: Default (can choose 16 or 24)
Force texture S3TC Compression: NO (can choose Y/N)
Force texture FXT1 Compression: NO (can choose Y/N)
Driver memory space: Normal (can choose Low,Normal,High)
Texture palette  : Desktop palette (can choose 16bits per texel, 32bpt)
anisotrope filtering : Application control (can choose "App control", "Yes", "No")

Quote:

Just to check: Your OS is not running in a 16 bit screenmode is it?

My desktop is 32 bpp.

Quote:

NB: This code was provided by Kitty Cat in an old similar thread I made. The problem was the driver.

You mean i have to update my graphic gard driver?? But i didn't had problem before with any OpenGL-based games like Unreal! I'm confured...

no-reply@allegro.cc (GullRaDriel) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:30:04 +0000

Perhaps It is using the Microsoft Driver which is not very famous.
Can you give us the output of the printf(...) I gave you before ?

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:43:06 +0000

Quote:

Can you give us the output of the printf(...) I gave you before ?

I can't.
Even it i do this, it crashs on the glGetString line.

char  szBuf[256];
allegro_init();
install_allegro_gl();
strcpy(szBuf, (char*)glGetString(GL_VERSION));

Crash message:

---------------------------
Microsoft Visual C++
---------------------------
Unhandled exception in testalleg.exe (MSVCRTD.DLL): 0xC0000005: Access Violation.
---------------------------
OK   
---------------------------

no-reply@allegro.cc (GullRaDriel) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:45:47 +0000

You do not have OpenGl properly installed on your system.

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:05:51 +0000

What can i do?
Do i need to install something "global to OpenGL" ? or will i have to install something specific for my graphic card?

no-reply@allegro.cc (Richard Phipps) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:16:18 +0000

Get the latest OpenGL drivers from your gfx card manufactorer.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Kitty Cat) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:29:21 +0000

What if you set AGL_RENDERMETHOD to be required? I don't think you can use the glGetString functions without being in an OpenGL mode.

no-reply@allegro.cc (anto80) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:25:49 +0000

Ok guys you were right!! After having updated my graphic driver the OpenLayer2.0 demo runs perfectly and my program too.
Thank you very much for your help.

Anyway GullRaDriel's printf still crashs.
[edit] Kitty is right: afted having moved the glGetString(xxx) calls AFTER the OpenGL set_gfx_mode, the printf displays a correct string.
Thanks!

no-reply@allegro.cc (Milan Mimica) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:38:12 +0000

It shouldn't crash anyway. Which version of AGL are you using?